Benny Safdie portrayed scientist Edward Teller in 2023's "Oppenheimer," but what happened to the physicist and chemical engineer in real life?

Teller notes that he never questioned Oppenheimer's loyalty to the United States, then or now, and appended a transcript of the testimony to his book to back that up.

Edward Teller was born Jan. 15, 1908, in Budapest. He received his university education in Germany, earning a Ph.D. in physics at the University of Leipzig.

Dallas’ Oppenheimer connection There is a Dallas connection to the Oppenheimer saga. Dr. Edward Teller, J. Robert Oppenheimer’s rival, was a frequent visitor to Dallas in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

Safdie plays Edward Teller in many different stages of his life in the film, so Nolan suggested the actor eat cheese to age up his voice. Sadfie went on to talk about Nolan’s directing style.

Benny Safdie grew bushy eyebrows for "Oppenheimer."The 37-year-old plays the Hungarian-American physicist Edward Teller in Christopher Nolan's blockbuster and explained how the director encouraged ...

Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb opposed by Oppenheimer, testified that he believed the physicist was loyal to the United States.

While Mr. Goodchild does not discount Teller’s failings, his conclusion is that Teller is beginning to emerge as a figure more important than Oppenheimer. The difference between the two men is that ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Edward Teller, a member of the Manhattan Project that created the first atomic bomb and who later emerged as the foremost champion of the vastly more destructive hydrogen bomb, has ...

Better a Shield Than a Sword: Perspectives on Defense and Technology. Edward Teller. The Free Press, New York, 1987. 225 pp. $19.95. Edward Teller has written a remarkable book. But then that should ...